Fraport CEO Dr. Schulte Congratulates Turkish Airlines on Half a Century of Scheduled Services to Frankfurt

FRANKFURT, September 22, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Turkish Airlines
(TK) has provided service at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) for 50 years and is thus
one of FRA’s longest-serving carriers. Today, September 22, the airline
celebrated its anniversary on the main apron with an aircraft specially
“branded” for this occasion. Turkish Airlines executive board members Hamdi
Topcu and Dr. Temel Kotil, more than ten of the company’s directors for
Germany and marketing managers, as well as over 20 Turkish journalists,
attended the celebration.

“50 years is a period that spans half the era of scheduled services in
commercial air transport. Fraport congratulates one of the longest-serving
airlines at Frankfurt Airport on this remarkable anniversary. We wish Turkish
Airlines continued success in global aviation. May the connection between
Turkey and Germany via the Frankfurt air transportation hub continue to
prosper in the future,” said Fraport AG executive board chairman Dr. Stefan
Schulte, paying tribute to Turkish Airlines on its anniversary.

Turkish Airlines provides services between the FRA intercontinental hub
in Germany and Turkey’s international hub Istanbul Ataturk Airport. In
addition, it offers daily flights to and from the Turkish capital of Ankara.
During the peak tourist season its flight schedule includes additional direct
flights to Adana and Izmir twice a week and to Kayseri once a week. Turkish
Airlines operates jet aircraft of the

Airbus A320 family as well as Boeing 737s on all routes.

A member of the Star Alliance, Turkish Airlines has seen rapid growth in
the past few years. In 2004 it carried 10 million passengers; today, the
number has more than doubled to over 25 million passengers per year.

When Turkish Airlines inaugurated air service to Frankfurt in 1960, FRA
recorded 2.2 million passengers annually or nearly 6,000 daily. Today, FRA
serves more than 50 million passengers per year or well over 140,000
passengers per day.

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    For Further Information, Please Contact:
    Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
    Robert A. Payne, B.A.A. - Senior Mgr. International Press & PR
    International Spokesman, Press Office (Dept. UKM-PS),
    Corporate Communications, 60547 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Tel.: +49-69-690-78547; E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de, Internet:

http://www.fraport.com

SOURCE Fraport AG